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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 2 1 2 Yesterday's Word (octopus) #11790 12/01/00 07:03 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 8 I InADearThorn OP stranger OP InADearThorn stranger I Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 8 I don't know how many other meanings 'octopus' may have, but to a scuba diver, octopus also means the backup regulator that we use to provide breathing gas to an out-of-air buddy. The origin lies in the looks of a regulator setup with its many hoses, and adding the backup regulator made it look even more like a cephalopod. I'm a bit annoyed that 'octopus' was later used only to refer to the one backup regulator, a rather one-armed species, rather than to the entire setup of different elements, looking much more like the source of its name. Well, such is life. Life is a beach, and then you dive. Life is a beach, and then you dive. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Yesterday's Word (octopus) #11791 12/01/00 07:24 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 B belMarduk Carpal Tunnel belMarduk Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 Welcom InAd. Nice to see a new member on board. I know we refer to a mess of electrical wires in a plug as an octopus also. At one point there were a slew of television commercials warning people that octopi were dangerous and that people should get load misers. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Yesterday's Word (octopus) #11792 12/01/00 10:25 PM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA W wow Carpal Tunnel wow Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 3,439 New England, USA Every woman I know has dated her share of octopi! I know I have ! wow Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Yesterday's Word (octopus) #11793 12/02/00 02:04 AM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel TEd Remington Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 3,467 Marion NC >Every woman I know has dated her share of octopi! I don't know about octopus, but I had a date once who said my name should be forewarned. TEd Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Introduction #11794 12/02/00 04:08 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 8 I InADearThorn OP stranger OP InADearThorn stranger I Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 8 Thanks for the welcome. Oops, should I have introduced myself? Where? My future ex-wife enrolled me and I got my first 'white elephant' today. German being my first language, this will be fun. BTW, InADearThorn is an anagram of my full name and a good (if poetic) description of me. My future ex selected it ;-) Life is a beach, and then you dive. Life is a beach, and then you dive. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Introduction #11795 12/02/00 05:34 PM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,094 Cincinnati & Loveland, Ohio, U... J Jazzoctopus old hand Jazzoctopus old hand J Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,094 Cincinnati & Loveland, Ohio, U... BTW, InADearThorn is an anagram of my full name and a good (if poetic) description of me. Ok, in a small attempt to discern your real name, I've come up with the following: Arron Edithan Nathan Derior Darth Niorane Na Rhino-Tread Thad Nine-roar (but I'm guessing you're not a Neanderthal) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Descrambling #11796 12/03/00 03:45 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 8 I InADearThorn OP stranger OP InADearThorn stranger I Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 8 Nice try! Did you do this with or without the help of the anagram machine? This machine won't help much here because my name is German, and even my given name is unknown in English (which makes introductions quite annoying). Life is a beach, and then you dive. Life is a beach, and then you dive. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Introduction #11797 12/03/00 03:55 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA My future ex-wife Have you yet married this person and, if not, couldn't you avoid quite a bit of difficult by desisting therefrom? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Descrambling #11798 12/03/00 09:01 PM Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,094 Cincinnati & Loveland, Ohio, U... J Jazzoctopus old hand Jazzoctopus old hand J Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,094 Cincinnati & Loveland, Ohio, U... Did you do this with or without the help of the anagram machine? Using the anagram machine would have taken all the fun out of it. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Yesterday's Word (octopus) #11799 12/03/00 10:10 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 347 Melbourne, Australia M Marty enthusiast Marty enthusiast M Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 347 Melbourne, Australia >I don't know how many other meanings 'octopus' may have, but ... Dear Thorny Diver, Here in Australia an "octopus strap" is a thick elastic cord (like a tiny bungee rope) with a hook at each end, used to secure loads to a roof rack or trailer. Curious name, given there's only one "leg". The full name is hardly ever heard - most people refer to them as "ocker straps" or "ockie straps". All a bit confusing, since "ocker" is Australian slang for "typically Australian". "Ockie" is purportedly slang for octopus, but I have only ever heard the word in the "ockie strap" context, never on its own for the marine creature. 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